AICP Online Practice Questions and Answers
What year was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?
A. 1958
B. 1959
C. 1990
D. 1991
Scenario
You are a planner in a city that has recently opened a new shelter for homeless people. The shelter opens each evening during the winter and provides a place for people to sleep during the night in dormitory-style rooms with cots. Some community members would like the shelter closed because they feel that the large number of people who congregate on the sidewalks near the shelter as they wait for it to open pose a threat to public safety. Your planning director decides to address these concerns by classifying the shelter as a hotel. The planning director knows that the zoning ordinance specifies that a hotel must provide private sleeping quarters, which the shelter does not. By classifying the shelter as a hotel, the planning director is taking steps to close the shelter based on the ground that it is in violation of the zoning ordinance. Suppose you have reviewed the situation carefully and believe that the director made an unethical decision. What might you do?
A. Answer: See the solution below
Scenario: Negative Comments about Consultant Work
At a recent national planning conference, you hear some very negative things about the quality of work done for clients by a well known consulting planning firm. Some of the comments are from people who may not have first-hand information At least one of the critical statements was made directly by a former client The firm, by coincidence, has now submitted a proposal to do work for your community. You call all of the references supplied by the consultant They check out fine. What should you do next?
Ethical Issues: How do you make sure that you don't pass on gossip, but do respond to legitimate issues affecting foe expenditure of public dollars?
Action Alternatives:
1.
You have checked the references and they were fine. The folks you talked to are reasonable and had direct knowledge of the consultant's work. You do not want to appear to be looking to make trouble for yourself or anyone else You decide no further action is necessary.
2.
When spending public money, you have a responsibility to make sure that the public will get the best value. This requires you to be zealous in determining whether there are any reasons for not hiring the consulting firm. After all, consulting firms do not ever list clients who they think might give them a bad reference. You call for references checking with names not on the list provided by the firm.
3.
Other
Commentary: Negative Comments About Consultant Work
Code Citations:
A. 1 A planner must protect and enhance the integrity of the profession and must be responsible in criticism of the profession
B. 2 A planner must accurately represent the qualifications, views, and findings of colleagues.
C. 3 A planner who reviews the work of other professionals must do so in a fair, considerate, professional, and equitable manner
Each of the following may constitute a conflict of interest for a public planner under the AICP Code of Ethics EXCEPT:
A. Accepting a gift from a local building firm.
B. Working for a developer who has an action before the Planning Board.
C. Applying for a Health Department permit to operate a stall at the Farmers' Market.
D. Processing a rezoning application for property the public planner owns.
Who designed Letchworth and who designed Welwyn?
A. Unwin, deSoissons
B. Unwin, Burges
C. Burgess, deSoissons
D. Burgess, Unwin
What is the mode of the following: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 2.7
Scenario
A pro-development city manager tells you, the planner, that you must provide findings to support a shift in a natural resources boundary in order to accommodate a particular development. What might you do?
A. Answer: See the solution below
What percentage of Americans lived in urbanized areas in the 2000 Census, the shortest since 1820?
A. 86%
B. 78%
C. 68%
D. 50%
Which of the principles of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct are applicable to instances of sexual harassment?
I) A planner must not commit a deliberately wrongful act, which reflects adversely on the planner's professional fitness.
II) A planner must respect the rights of others and, must not improperly discriminate against persons.
III) A planner must have special concern for the long-range consequences of present action.
A. I and II
B. I, II, and III
C. I and III
D. II and III